Luggage guard



Nov. 5, 1929. J. ROSENBAUM 1,734,182 I LUGGAGE GUARD Fi 1ed Jan. 19, 1929 J L I r 11! 2 Z? I? 3 2725 Z 26 77 21 18 21 31 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 5, 1929 I I I it i 'r sr'r AN- rricn JESSE RCSENBAUM, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK I LUGGAGE GUARD I Application filed Itanuary 19, was. Serial No. 333,730.

This invention relates to safety devices for metal corner pieces 1111 presenting three vehicle carried baggage and more specifically plate surface, the side and end plates being applicable to automobiles provided with platflat and plain while the upper and lower adforms on which may be supported small jacent plates are die formed, that of the cortrunks, suit cases, sample cases, etc. ner 11 having a circular outstanding. projec- One of the objects of the invention is to tion 12 to engage within the confines of a provide a hingedly jointed metallic guard ring 12 raised from the adjacent face of the suited to engage one or more containers of corner element ll". substantially uniform proportions and retain The guard consists of an upper bar 14;

1O them upon a support. slightly longer than the containers and to eX- 60 Another feature of the invention is to coin tend past their ends as seen in Fig. 1. bine with the members of the guard a lock Horizontal hinges 15 are disposed at the bolt provided with a key operated lock whereends of. the bar 14 to connect end bars 16 exby the articles constrained by the guard are tensibleat right angles as shown, or foldable held in a manner to resist removal, thus preif desired. Each bar 14 and 16 is provided 65 venting accidental loss or theft. on its inner surface with cushion buffers 17 A further purpose is to produce a series to contact the containers when disposed withof interengaging elements fixedly secured to in th d r e the support and also to the articles them- Thesupport plate 18, of greater length 20 selves whereby all are effectively interlocked than the containers is provided with down- 70 t tit t a it, wardly bent right angled ends'19 and 20, and

Other valuable and practical features such also is sheared and bent to produce a pluralas provisions of means for preventing abraity of outstanding lugs 21 containing recsion of the articles held, by cushions on the tangular perforations to receive a locking 2; rd members, in arranging the parts to bolt 22 slidable therethrough.

permit compact folding when not required. On one end of the bolt 22 is fixed a perfofor use, and in appearance, are attained by rate bracket 23 receptive of a rod 2 riveted the novel construction and combination of into the plate element 19, the rod being en.- few and simple parts as hereinafter descr bed circled by a coiled compression spring 25 .be-

3 and shown in the accompanying drawing, tween the element 19 and bracket 23, through 8 forming a material part of this disclosure, which the rod extends and fixed on the free and in end of the rod are a pair of adjustable stop Fig. 1, is a front elevational view of an elhnuts 26, limiting the movement of the bracket b di l; f the guard, showing its applicaand rod in an outward direction.

don Extending downward from the plate 18 are 85 Fi 2, is a partial plan view of the support brackets 27 having openings to receive the as viewed from under the device. lower ends of the bar 16 and also transverse Fig. 8, is an enlarged fragmentary secopenings to permit theolfset end 22 of the tional view taken on line of Fig. bolt 22 to pass through, the end also passing Fig. 4, is a view showing the interengaglng through an opening 29 in the lower'ends-of corner elements of the containers, parts bsthe bars 16.

mg in section to show the construction. The other end of the locking bolt 22 has an In the several views a pa1r of containers, offset, re-entrantly turned portion 30 engagesuch as trunks, cases or the like, are des1gable in the corresponding bar 16 and bracket nated by the numerals 10-10, respectively 27 and is further provided with a Zshaped upper and lower, but it is to be understood b k t 31 ar i a li d l k 32 th that all the several containers usable with same extending through an opening in the one size of the guard are substantially alike front plate element 20 and engageable when in all their proportions. adjusted therein to retain the bolt in a locked On each corner of the container are sheet position.

Obviously, from the foregoing, it will be seen that the longitudinal movements of the locking bolt 22 controls guard bars 16 and 14, locking or unlocking them as maybe required.

In order positively to secure the containers within the guard the bottom or support plate 18 is provided with projections 13 to engage the corner rings 12, thus providing positive security as against jolting loose or even unauthorized attempts at removal of the containers, which are accessible only to persons having a key for the lock 32. '7

Having thus described the invention in the best known embodiment and indicated the scope of its utility and application, what is claimed asnew and sought to secure by LettersPatent, is

l. A guard for containers comprising a top bar and side bars hinged at the ends thereof, a support plate,.,alock'ing bolt slidableon said supportplate to secure said guard bars in operative position, a key operated lock for said locking bolt, and means to release said guard 1 bars when said lock is key opened.

2. A'guard for containers comprising interengaging corner elements fixed on the containers, a series of bars circumj acentthe .containers, the top and side bars being hingedly engaged, said top and side bars being removable, asupport plate,-means to bolt said side bars to said support plate, When in operative position, and inreaching projections on said support plate to engagesaid corner elements.

3. A guard for containers comprising interengaging corner element fixed on the .containers, a support plate a series of bars circumjacent the containers, the top and side bars being hingedly engaged, cushion-butters on the top and sidebars'to contact the containers, intcrengaging means on the support plate to engage said corner elements, and key actuated locking means to secure said side bars inoperative positionon said support plate.

4. A guard for containers comprising in- V terengaging corner elements fixed on thecontainers, a support plate for the containers, a series of bars circumj acent the containers, the top and side bars being hingedly engaged, a locking bolt slidable longitudinally on said support plate, means carried by said sidebars to engage the ends of said locking bolt, means to positively lock the bolt in operative position, and means on the support plate to prevent r'emoyalof the containers when embraced by said bars. i i

.5. Engagingimeans for containers comprising metal corner elements having projections onone of their contracting surfaces directed upwardly and corresponding recesses on opposed elements directed downwardly to permit registering engagement, a support plate having projections to engage the mentioned recesses, a top bar and end bars hinged to said top bar, means to releasably engage said bars to said support plate, and means carried by said bars to prevent abrasion of the containers. I

6; A luggage guard comprising a support plate, recesses in said support plate, hinged bars to extend over the top and ends of the luggage and through the recesses in the support plate, and means releasably to. secure the said bars with the support plate.

7. A luggage guard comprising a support plate, recesses in the: said support plate, hingedly connected bars toextend over the top and sides of the luggage and through the said recesses, a sliding multiple headed,

ber, 1928.

JESSE 'ROSENBAUM. 

